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湖北省枣阳市育才中学高二年级2015-2016学年度下学期期中考试英语试题第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1where does the man work?a. in a shop. b. in a market.c. in a restaurant.2what will the man do in the future? a. get further education. b. work as a teacher.c. be a doctor.3how does mary probably feel? a. she feels very happy.b. she feels very sad.c. she feels that everything is ok.4what are the speakers talking about? a. tooth protection. b. cooking skills.c. eating habits.5what does the man mean? a. he used to be an nba player. b. he used to be an nba fan like bettys son. c. he always liked to play games.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。6. what do the speakers agree? a. they have met before. b. the music is quite enjoyable. c. lots of people are present at the party.7. what will the speakers do next? a. leave the party. b. go rock climbing. c. chat about rock climbing.听下面一段对话，回答第8、9题。8. what is the main reason the woman likes natural food?a. she wants to keep healthy. b. she likes to keep looking good. c. she cares about the future of the earth.9. what does the man think of eating natural food? a. its necessary. b. its a waste of money. c. its popular.听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。10. where does michelle work? a. at a restaurant. b. at a hotel. c. at a shop.11. why doesnt michelle mention the names of the difficult star customers? a. she doesnt know them. b. she is afraid of being fired. c. she doesnt want to be famous.12. according to michelle, what do most of the famous people like when eating? a. being left alone. b. being talked to politely. c. being recognized at once.听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。13. why does the man say will is unusual? a. he likes green most. b. he sells his own paintings. c. he narrows his choice of colors.14. what helps will much? a. his family background. b. his teaching experience. c. his work for childrens books.15. what does will like drawing best? a. lovely children. b. peoples faces. c. famous watches.16. what can people expect from will next summer? a. an exhibition. b. his first painting show. c. an online video programme.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20小题。17. what relation is lena to the speaker? a. his colleague. b. his assistant. c. his teacher.18. what does lena spend most of her time doing? a. singing in jazz clubs. b. teaching music. c. performing at a theater.19. what do we know about the course? a. it usually has more than ten students. b. it makes students confident to perform their songs. c. it is designed for high-level singers.20. when does the next course begin? a. on tuesday. b. on wednesday. c. on thursday.第二部分：笔试部分第一部分 阅读理解 第一节、 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项a、b、c、d中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。we all need a healthy environment. , we produce waste every day and it harm to our environment. though we are young, we can still do to help. in fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make a real to the environment. here are some ideas for you to live a life.remember these three : reduce, reuse and recycle.reduce means “use less”. dont things. this saves money and reduces pollution and waste going into the environment. before we buy something new, think if it is really or maybe the one will be just as good! when we do buy things, choose local products if possible, and try not to buy too many things from a country.reuse means “use again”. use things for possible. when we buy things, make sure that they a long time. we should take care of them they will last, and we should them if we can instead of throwing them away and buying new ones. dont use a paper cup or a paper bag. its better to use a china cup and a lunch box because you can use them .recycle means “change things into something else”. although it energy to change something into something else, its better than things or burning them. find out can be recycled in your neighborhood and take part in recycling programs. we should also buy made from recycled materials, such as recycled paper, to help save .1a. therefore b. however c. otherwise d. besides2a. gives b. takes c. causes d. does3a. something b. everything c. nothing d. anything4a. difference b. mistake c. effect d. help5a. busy b. hard c. green d. happy6a. letters b. words c. sentences d. lessons7a. buy b. produce c. save d. waste8a. necessary b. important c. helpful d. useful9a. cheap b. expensive c. new d. old10a. rich b. developed c. foreign d. poor11a. as soon as b. as long as c. as much as d. as well as12a. use b. last c. keep d. live13a. so that b. if c. because d. though14a. sell b. lend c. throw d. repair15a. less b. more c. again d. better16a. costs b. spends c. takes d. pays17a. throwing away b. putting away c. taking away d. giving away18a. that b. which c. what d. how19a. cups b. bags c. boxes d. products20a. money b. trees c. paper d. time第二节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文 ，从每题所给的四个选项 （a 、b 、c 和 d ）中选出最佳选项 ，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 aacross britain, burnt toast will be served to mothers in bed this morning as older sons and daughters rush to deliver their supermarket bunches of flowers. but, according to a new study, we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year.mothers have long known that their home workload was just as heavy as paid work. now, the new study has shown that if they were paid for their parental labours, they would earn as much as 172,000 a year.the study looked at the range of jobs mothers do, as well as the hours they are working, to determine the figure. this would make their yearly income 30,000 more than the prime minister earns.by analyzing the numbers, it found the average mother works 119 hours a week, 40 of which would usually be paid at a standard rate 79 hours as overtime. after questioning 1,000 mothers with children under 18, it found that, on most days, mums started their routine work at 7 am and finished at around 11 pm.to calculate just how much mothers would earn from that labour, it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on, including housekeeper, part-time lawyer, personal trainer and entertainer. being a part-time lawyer, at 48,98 an hour, would prove to be the most profitable of the “mum jobs”, with psychologist(心理学家) a close second.it also asked mothers about the challenges they face, with 80 per cent making emotional(情感的) demand as the hardest thing about motherhood.over a third of mums felt they needed more training and around half said they missed going out with friends.the study shows mothers matter all year long and not just on mothers day. the emotional, physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can be never-ending, but children are also sources of great joy and happiness. investing(投入) in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent.21how much would a mother earn a year if working as the prime minister?a. 30,000. b. 142,000.c. 172,000. c. 202,000.22the biggest challenge for most mothers is from .a. emotional demandb. low pay for workc. heavy workloadd. lack of training23what is stressed in the last paragraph?a. mothers importance shows in family all year long.b. the sacrifices mothers make are huge but worthwhile.c. mothers devotion to children can hardly be calculated.d. investing time in parenting would bring a financial return.24what can we conclude from the study?a. mothers working hours should be largely reduced.b. mothers should balance their time for work and rest.c. mothers labour is of a higher value than it is realized.d. mothers should be freed from housework for social life.sports is not only physically challenging, but it can also mentally challenging. criticism（批评）from coaches(trainers), parents, and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create too much anxiety or stress for young athletes. stress can be physical, emotional, or psychological, and research has showed that it can lead to burnout. burnout has been described as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.the early years of development are critical years for learning about oneself. the sport setting is one where valuable experiences can take place. young athletes can, for example, learn how to cooperate with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. coaches and parents should be aware(realize), at all times, that their feedback（反馈）to youngsters can greatly affect their children. youngsters may take their parents and coaches criticisms to heart and find a flaw（缺陷） in themselves.coaches and parents should also be cautious(careful) that youth sport participation does not become work for children. the outcome of the game should not be more important than the process of learning the sport and other life lessons. in todays youth sport setting, young athletes may be worrying more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport. following a game, many parents and coaches focus on(pay more attention to) the outcome and find fault with youngsters performances. positive reinforcement should be provided in spite of the outcome. research shows that positive reinforcement motivates and has a greater effect on learning than criticism. again, criticism can create high levels of stress(pressure), which can lead to burnout.25according to the passage sport is positive for young people in that a. it can help them learn more about societyb. it teaches them how to set realistic goals for themselvesc. it enables them to find flaws in themselvesd. it can provide them with valuable experiences26according to the passage parents and coaches should a. help children to win every gameb. pay more attention to letting children enjoy sportsc. enable children to understand the positive aspect of sportsd. train children to deal with stress27 the authors purpose in writing the passage is a. to persuade young children not to worry about criticismb. to emphasize the importance of positive reinforcement to childrenc. to discuss the skill of combing criticism with encouragementd. to teach young athletes how to avoid burnoutthe english test will be removed from chinas college entrance exam by 2020, according to the ministry of education. the national college entrance exam, known as the “gaokao” has been used to evaluate chinese students for three decades. the ministry of education has worked out a plan for reforming exams and enrollment. tests will be held several times a year to allow students to choose when and how often they sit the exam so as to reduce study pressure and change chinas once-in-a-lifetime exam system.the decision has aroused a heated discussion among shanghai educators and parents who doubted whether the reform would reduce the burden of learning english or if the substitute test could reflect a students english skills and help students learn english better.“as far as i see, the reform doesnt mean english is no longer important for chinese students after it is excluded from the unified college entrance exam,” yu said. “in a way, english is even more important than before since the test would only serve as reference, while every college and university, even every major, can have different requirements of a students english skills under a diverse evaluation system.”yu said some students will have their study pressure reduced if the major they choose doesnt need excellent english while others still need to study hard if they want to be among the best students.the education ministry said the reform would not affect students attending the college entrance exam over the next three years.28what can we learn from the first paragraph?a. english will become less and less important in the stage of compulsory education.b. it has been 30 years since english became one subject of national college entrance exam.c. chinas once-in-a-lifetime exam system is unacceptable at all.d. the system that tests are held several times does more good than once-in-a-lifetime exam system.29according to the passage, shanghai educators and parents argue that _.a. the new exam and admission system will make no differenceb. english shouldnt be removed from chinas college entrance examc. the reform may accomplish the very opposited. western educational system does not apply to china30what does the passage try to express in the underlined sentence?a. students neednt lay a good foundation during the period of high school.b. whether students should study english hard may depend on their major.c. students can constantly strive for perfection only in their major.d. english must be close to full mark.31whats the purpose of the passage?a. to advise students not to devote themselves to english.b. to call on education department to remove english from “gaokao”.c. to support the act of ministry of education.d. to encourage students to do as they have planned.tanzania tarangire is a national park in tanzania. the park itself covers an area of around 2,850 square kilometers, making it the sixth largest park of its kind in the country. i recently visited it to see what it was like.one of the first sightings upon entering the park i found was a huge group of elephants. our guide told us tarangire was probably the best place in tanzania to find large groups of elephants. we continued to watch the elephants as they stood under trees and scratched(搔)themselves against the trees to hit the spot of an itch(痒)to the right of the elephant group, we noticed a big tree. our guide informed us that this was a baobab tree and that tarangire was one of the best national parks in africa to see so many baobab trees.as we continued our drive through the park, we finally reached a watering hole. our guide warned us there were lions all around us. most of them were resting in the shade under bushes, but there was one that was drinking from the watering hole directly in front of us. we then noticed there were a couple of fresh zebra corpses(尸体)it seemed as if the resting lions had killed them!our final big sighting was one that none of us were expecting to see！we pulled over to where there was a large gathering of cars, with a sleeping leopard there！we took photos happily and excitedly and observed its surprising body before returning to our hotel as it was getting late.so i hope you enjoyed my description of tarangire，and that ive inspired you to add this amazing park to your very own tanzania travel plan.32we can learn from the passage that tanzania tarangire _.a.is the sixth largest park in tanzaniab. is one of the best places to hunt animals.c. is famous for its amazing animals and plantsd. has the largest number of elephants in the world33elephants scratched themselves against the trees because_ .a. they felt uncomfortableb. the weather was too hotc. they were angry about somethingd. they were playing with each other34how did the author travel in tanzania tarangire?aby bicycle. bby train.con foot. dby car.35what does the author think of his trip in tanzania tarangire?aboring. benjoyable.cdangerous. dchallenging.第三节、（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10 分）。根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项most people who move to a foreign country or culture may experience a period of time when they feel very homesick and have a lot of stress .this feeling is often calledculture shock . 36 there are four general stages of cultural adjustment.the first stage is usually referred to as the excitement stage. upon arriving in a new environment, youll be interested in the new culture, everything will seem exciting, everyone will seem friendly and helpful and youll be overwhelmed(不知所措) with impressions. 37 and you have little meaningful experience of the culture.the second stage is sometimes called the withdrawal stage. the excitement you felt before changes to frustration (沮丧)as you find it difficult to deal with the problems that arise. simple things like shopping and going to the bank are challenges. it is at this stage that you are likely to feel anxious homesick. 38 .culture shock doesnt exist long. you gradually get into therecovery stage. at this point, youll have a routine, and youll feel less lonely as you start to understand and accept the way things are done and the way people behave in your new environment. customs and traditions are clearer and easier to understand. 39the last stage is the home stage this is the point when people start to feel at home in the new culture.there is a fifth stage to this process. if you decide to return home after a long period in a new culture, you may experience what is called reverse culture shock. 40 you may notice things about your home culture that you had never noticed before, and some of the ways people do things may seem strange.a. it is a great challenge to learn the totally new culture.b. this is the stage which is referred to as “culture shock”c. during this stage you are taking in these impressi